{"id":696048,"date":"2026-01-14T19:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/696048\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:42:10","slug":"local-charity-launches-free-activities-for-families-of-children-with-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/696048\/","title":{"rendered":"LOCAL CHARITY LAUNCHES FREE ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6967e8f0849ff.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            Regional charity Autism Together is partnering with a number of regional attractions to offer relaxed activities for children or teens with autism, or who are on the pathway to receiving a diagnosis, free of charge.\n        <\/p>\n<p>The specialist autism charity, based in Bromborough, has launched a twice-monthly series of \u2018Family Adventures\u2019, new for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A wide range of family-friendly attractions have already signed up to be part of this new initiative, which will create relaxed and autism-friendly activities for parents and children to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the sessions is to aid families in enjoying inclusive time together, with the assurance of a relaxed and supportive environment, all facilitated alongside someone from Autism Together who can offer advice and support, where required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colette Griffiths, Head of Business Development for Autism Together, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to launch Family Adventures, a brand new series of family events from Autism Together. This is an opportunity for families to enjoy time together, while feeling supported and relaxed. It\u2019s also a great chance to meet other families, make new friends and new connections within our charity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The locations of each of the charity\u2019s Family Adventures events will vary each month and, although tickets are limited, they aim to reach as many families as possible throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the local venues already signed up to take part include Activity For All, Jumpin\u2019 Josephs,\u00a0Bulwark Games, Inflation Wirral, Kraken Comics, and Monkey House. Each month there will be an event aimed at younger children, and another event for older children and teens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colette continued:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSessions are free and people can register their interest at our Trybooking page. Spaces at our events are limited, so, in order to ensure everyone has a chance to attend, if we exceed the number of places available we will allocate places via a lucky dip and confirmation email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we will ensure that families who have not yet had the opportunity to attend will be prioritised in future selections, to ensure the process is as fair as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Autism Together\u2019s new Family Adventures sessions will be supported by their Advice and Support Officer, Amy Jones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Along with Family Adventures, Amy will also be leading other events aimed at families, as she explained:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to meeting families and supporting them in a variety of ways over the coming year. Alongside our new Family Adventures scheme, I\u2019ll be leading advice and support coffee mornings for parents and carers of autistic adults and children, and Rainbow groups for children under 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited to see how we can develop the service further, to offer an inclusive and supportive environment where families can enjoy themselves and make connections with others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The charity\u2019s Coffee Mornings will run weekly in one of the four locations across the region \u2013 Benricks Caf\u00e9 in Birkenhead, Bridge Community Farm Caf\u00e9 in Ellesmere Port, Quirky Caf\u00e9 in Hoylake, and Bromborough Pool Caf\u00e9 in Bromborough Pool Village.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more details about Autism Together\u2019s events for families in 2026, or to reserve a place at any of their upcoming Family Adventures, please visit their website:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autismtogether.co.uk\/advice-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">autismtogether.co.uk\/advice-support\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For general information about the charity and its events, visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/autismtogether.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">autismtogether.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230;or its Facebook page:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AutismtogetherUK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/AutismtogetherUK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Autism Together is a charity and service provider, offering specialist support to autistic people for more than 55 years.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1968 by a group of pioneering parents, today the charity employs almost 850 staff, supporting around 400 adults through services across Wirral and Cheshire. This includes residential care, supported living, day services, and specialist autism training.<\/p>\n<p>We also have our own farm, woodlands, three caf\u00e9s, and a rock band led by the people we support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Regional charity Autism Together is partnering with a number of regional attractions to offer relaxed activities for children&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[45552,748,758,8894,393,4884,179,3462,269,12,9440,16,15,8881],"class_list":{"0":"post-696048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-advertise","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-chester","11":"tag-ellesmere-port","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-local","16":"tag-music","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-radio","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-wirral"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115895162987728566","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}